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Sacramento State

latest conference era: Mid-American

Loaded Seasons36
Latest Season2026
Peak Power2022 | +16.3
Best Finish#98 in 2022
Program Explorer

Program arc

Win rate shows the results layer. End-of-season power shows the strength layer. A serious history page needs both.

Bars: win rate Line: public power vs average team
100% 50% 0% PWR +16.3 PWR −6.1 2016: 2-8, margin -165, power −5.7, resume 17 / 100, final rank #2252017: 7-4, margin +87, power −1.2, resume 72 / 100, final rank #1652018: 2-8, margin -113, power −6.1, resume 17 / 100, final rank #2312019: 9-4, margin +172, power +0.1, resume 84 / 100, final rank #1512021: 9-3, margin +135, power +6.7, resume 91 / 100, final rank #1172022: 12-1, margin +221, power +16.3, resume 97 / 100, final rank #982023: 8-5, margin +43, power +12.8, resume 69 / 100, final rank #1552024: 3-9, margin -66, power +11.6, resume 23 / 100, final rank #1782025: 7-5, margin +90, power +16.0, resume 66 / 100, final rank #1062026: 2-7, margin -120, power +8.5, resume 26 / 100, final rank #211 2016: 2-8, margin -165, power −5.7, resume 17 / 100, final rank #225−5.72017: 7-4, margin +87, power −1.2, resume 72 / 100, final rank #165−1.22018: 2-8, margin -113, power −6.1, resume 17 / 100, final rank #231−6.12019: 9-4, margin +172, power +0.1, resume 84 / 100, final rank #151+0.12021: 9-3, margin +135, power +6.7, resume 91 / 100, final rank #117+6.72022: 12-1, margin +221, power +16.3, resume 97 / 100, final rank #98+16.32023: 8-5, margin +43, power +12.8, resume 69 / 100, final rank #155+12.82024: 3-9, margin -66, power +11.6, resume 23 / 100, final rank #178+11.62025: 7-5, margin +90, power +16.0, resume 66 / 100, final rank #106+16.02026: 2-7, margin -120, power +8.5, resume 26 / 100, final rank #211+8.5 20162-820177-420182-820199-420219-3202212-120238-520243-920257-520262-7

Historical snapshot

A fast read on what this program usually is, what its peak looks like, and how the latest season compares.

Loaded Seasons 36

The number of fully modeled seasons currently attached to this program.

Program Baseline +13.5

A recent multi-year closing-power average. This is the kind of anchor that should matter in preseason priors.

Current Vs. Baseline −5.0

How the current season's closing power stacks up against the program's recent standard.

Gap To Peak 7.8

How far the current season finished below the strongest loaded team in program history.

Peak Loaded Season 2022 | +16.3

The strongest closing power this program has posted in the loaded archive.

Best Power Since Last beaten in 2025

The last season that closed stronger was 2025.

Best Resume Since Since 2025

This is the program's best resume season since 2025.

Best Finish 2022 | #98

The highest loaded all-level board finish currently attached to this program.

Best Resume Season 2022 | 97 / 100

The strongest body-of-work season currently attached to this program in the loaded archive.

Current Season Standing Resume #13 | Power #5

Where the current season sits inside this program's loaded history on the two main scales.

Program Percentile Resume 45th | Power 82th

A cleaner fan-facing answer to the question: is this near the top of the program's arc or just another solid year?

Best Record 2022 | 12-1

The cleanest results season in the loaded archive, regardless of whether it was also the strongest by power.

Current context

The premium fan question is not only "how good is this team?" It is "how good is this season relative to the program I know?"

Current board #211 Where the latest loaded season sits on today's all-level board.
Latest season 2026 2-7
Program baseline +13.5 Recent multi-year closing-power standard.
Gap to peak 7.8 How far the latest season sits below the program's strongest loaded team.

Program signals

The clearest historical takeaways, written for scan speed.

Strongest Loaded Team

2022 Season

Ended at power +16.3, record 12-1, and final loaded-board rank #98.

Best Loaded Resume

2022 Season

Resume 97 / 100 with 12 wins and a 92% win rate.

Best Record

12-1

The cleanest loaded season by results came in 2022, with a margin of +221.

Roughest Loaded Season

2005 Season

2-9 with power −5.5 and margin -160.

Best resume season

2022 | 97 / 100

Latest versus standard

−5.0

Season explorer

Every loaded season, with conference era attached to the correct year and filters built for the questions fans actually ask.

36 seasons visible
Season Conference Lens Record Final Rank End Power End Resume Margin Season Page
2026 Mid-AmericanFBS CurrentThis season anchors the current board. 2-7 #211 +8.5 26 −120 Open team page
2025 Big SkyFCS Above recent levelClosed well above the program's recent baseline. 7-5 #106 +16.0 66 +90 Program view
2024 Big SkyFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 3-9 #178 +11.6 23 −66 Program view
2023 Big SkyFCS In range 8-5 #155 +12.8 69 +43 Program view
2022 Big SkyFCS Peak powerStrongest loaded closing power for the program. 12-1 #98 +16.3 97 +221 Program view
2021 Big SkyFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 9-3 #117 +6.7 91 +135 Program view
2019 Big SkyFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 9-4 #151 +0.1 84 +172 Program view
2018 Big SkyFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 2-8 #231 −6.1 17 −113 Program view
2017 Big SkyFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 7-4 #165 −1.2 72 +87 Program view
2016 Big SkyFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 2-8 #225 −5.7 17 −165 Program view
2015 Big SkyFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 2-9 #226 −5.2 11 −152 Program view
2014 Big SkyFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 7-5 #180 −1.4 43 +25 Program view
2013 Big SkyFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 5-7 #174 −0.5 29 −72 Program view
2012 Big SkyFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 1-1 #155 −0.9 25 −28 Program view
2011 Big SkyFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 4-7 #160 +0.7 20 −40 Program view
2010 Big SkyFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 6-5 #118 +3.4 61 +81 Program view
2009 Big SkyFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 5-6 #180 −1.9 31 −97 Program view
2008 Big SkyFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 6-6 #203 −2.9 29 −5 Program view
2007 Big SkyFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 3-8 #183 −1.4 19 −104 Program view
2006 Big SkyFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 4-7 #210 −4.3 40 −120 Program view
2005 Big SkyFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 2-9 #206 −5.5 8 −160 Program view
2004 Big SkyFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 3-8 #232 −8.8 10 −225 Program view
2003 Big SkyFCS In range 0-2 #-- -- -- −47 Program view
2002 Big SkyFCS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −30 Program view
1993 American WestFCS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −24 Program view
1992 Western FootballFBS In range 1-0 #-- -- -- +26 Program view
1991 Western FootballFBS In range 1-0 #-- -- -- +3 Program view
1990 Western FootballFBS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −8 Program view
1988 Western FootballFBS In range 1-0 #-- -- -- +9 Program view
1987 Western FootballFBS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −24 Program view
1986 Western FootballFBS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −24 Program view
1985 Western FootballFBS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −32 Program view
1977 Far WesternFBS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −56 Program view
1974 Far WesternFBS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −21 Program view
1973 Far WesternFBS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −22 Program view
1972 Far WesternFBS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −17 Program view